Press Herald speaks with Hopkins for report on Maine Maple Sunday cancellations
Portland Press Herald quoted Kathryn Hopkins, an educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a statewide resource for the Maine maple syrup industry, in a report on Maine Maple Sunday cancellations. The Maine Maple Producers Association is recommending that all events marking the occasion be canceled due to concerns about the novel coronavirus. It’s the first cancellation in the event’s 37-year history, but organizers hope to reschedule it, the article states. “This is an extremely unusual circumstance,” said Hopkins. “Mainers can cope with weather. They can cope with sleet. They can cope with snow. But the virus is different entirely.”